Curtain construction



Feb. 26, 1935. E, T N 1,992,728

CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION Filed Oct. 51, 1952 v [206 7': 62-09521 Mr/rmw Z9 fi f w Patented Feb. 26, 1935 UNITED STATES CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION George E. Wattman, Elkhart, Ind., assignor to The Adlake Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Illinois Application October 31, 1932, Serial No. 640,367

1 Claim.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved one-piece metal guide cord batten of the type disclosed in Hamm Patent No. 1,841,730 of January 19, 1932.

The eyes at the ends of the batten, instead of being formed by flattening and punching as in the I-lamm patent, are produced by shaping the ends of the rod into small wire-like projections of considerably reduced diameter and then bending the projections into closed loops.

Eyes produced in this novel manner are quite strong; have no rough edges which might catch on the guide cords; are small, light and inconspicuous; give the batten an attractive appearance; and greatly reduce the cost of the batten.

One embodiment of the invention is presented herein by way of exemplification, but it will of course be understood that the invention is capable of being incorporated in other slightly modified structural forms coming equally within the scope of the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view of an automobile window assembly, showing the improved batten mounted in the hem of a curtain with the eyes at the ends of the batten encircling the guide cords at the sides of the curtain;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of one end of the batten; r

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top view of the same end;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged end view; and

Fig. 5 is a view of the metal rod from which the batten is made, showing the way in which the eye at each end is produced.

The batten which is shown in the drawing consists of a solid metal rod 10 of cylindrical shape. The rod 10 is supported in a hem 11 in the lower edge of a soft flexible fabric curtain 12, and the ends of the rod are provided with horizontally disposed eyes 13 which loosely encircle guide cords 14 at the sides of the curtain.

The eyes 13 are made as integral portions of the rod and are produced by first reducing or drawing out the ends of the rod to form long, thin, wire-like projections 15 (see Fig. 5) and then bending the projections into small circular loops of the desired size. In producing the eyes, tapered sections 16 are preferably formed between the eyes and the ends of the rod proper, which sections not only add to the attractive appearance of the batten but also allow the ends of the distended hem 11 to flatten out somewhat in the plane of the curtain at points short of the eyes.

The wire-like projections 15 which are looped to form the eyes 13 are preferably only about one-third the diameter of the rod proper, and the eyes are preferably of somewhat greater diameter than the rod, but these relative proportions may of course be varied to suit difierent requirements. When the batten is used with an automobile window curtain-for which it is particularly well adapted because of its strength, lightness and inconspicuous pleasing appearance-excellent results have been obtained by taking a rod of about diameter, reducing the ends to form projections of a little less than diameter, making the tapered sections about A" long and bending the projections into closed loops of about 4 diameter. The batten may be produced from square, oval, polygonal, or even flat stock, but round stock is preferred.

I claim:

A curtain batten having eyes at the ends thereof for sliding coaction with guide cords, said batten consisting of a solid metal rod, and said 5 eyes consisting of loops which are bent from reduced wire-like extensions formed on the ends of the rod, said loops being spaced axially from the main body of the rod by connecting sections of gradually tapering cross section.

GEORGE E. WATTMAN. 

